New Haven County Budget Presented For Two Years
April 11 The New Haven county budget for the next two years totaling 949,058 was presented to the county senators and representatives by County Commissioner Braily Saphir Brown. The budget, to be reviewed at the county meeting Wednesday, includes 580,100 to be raised by a county tax of about half a mill each year. Tyler of Waterbury was recommended as county sealer of age measures with 379 votes for salary and expenses.
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Waterbursy
Connecticut Motorists Lose Licenses In 1928
Hartford April 11 So far this year there have been 621 Connecticut motorists who lost driving privileges March saw a high mark with 277 suspensions. Among these 277 were 147 for failure to report accidents 44 for operating without a license 3 for intoxication and the remainder for various other causes.
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Hartford
Connecticut
Department of Motor Vehiles
Chinese General Shot by Unknown Assassin
Hong Wong reports General Chan Wing-Sun, son of an anti Sun Yat Sen leader in Canton and graduate of university, was shot by an unidentified assailant. He is the son of Chan Chik Yue, former Canton governor, a noted figure in the regime of Chen Chiung Ming and a key leader.
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Hong Wong
Chen Wing-Sun
Plans for Episcopal Jubilee in Boston Discussed
In New York on April 11 the church congress of the Episcopal church at Chelsea Theological Seminary discussed plans for a jubilee to be held next year in Boston. Bishop Charles Slattery of Boston was among the speakers.
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New York
Tentany Ph
Boston
Seasiang
Church Congress
The
Episcopal Church
Chelsea Theological Seminary
Charles Slattery
Obituary notices sweep Stratford area deaths and services
A wave of funeral services and obituaries from Stratford and surrounding towns lists Charles J. Newton aged 65 from Seymour Street with service details at St Pauls Episcopal Church and Lakeview Cemetery, along with George Fox and Mary Louise Fox of Coteman Street, Tibble McCarthy, and others. The notices cover multiple towns including Derby Ansonia Shelton Greenwich and Shelton, detailing death dates, burial locales, church services, and family survivors.
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Charles J. Newton
Seymour Street
Efe
Challenge Cutlery Company
Longfellow Lodge
Sons of
St. George
Brooklyn
N. Y
John
Yuthill
Tia
St. Paul's Goniul Church
G. M. Greater
Lakeview
Orge Fox
George Pox
Mary Louise Pox
Coteman Street
Read Memorial Chapel
Robert €. Whitehead
Stratford Congregational Church
Burlasse
Mountain Grove
Fred Meier
Kossuth Street
George M. Gecsel
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Muensterberg Lodge
Burig
Muountain Grove Cemetery
Matthew J. Becker
Manafield
Conn
John Beerer
St. Mary's Church
Michael J. Lynch
St. Michael's Cemetery
Lucy S. Wilkinson
Lucy
Wilkinson
Henham Avenue
Henry L. Kenly
St. George's Episcopal Church
Lakeview Cemetery
Susan
Grierson
Susan L. Grierson
James Grierson
Wells Street
Herbert 8. Brown
Olivet Congregational Church
Park Cemetery
Shelton
Catherine D. O'Sullivan
O'Sullivan Avenue
St. Joseph's Church
Mount St. Peter’s
Derby
Golden Gate Adorns New Twenty Cent Stamp
Washington April 11 The Golden Gate engraving from Coulter’s view of the entrance to San Francisco Bay will adorn the new twenty cent stamp. Postmaster General New approved the design explaining the Yosemite Falls engraving proved impractical for the stamp due to engraving quality issues.
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Golden Gate
Washington
Coulter
San Francisco Bay
Post Office Department
New
House cleaning and kitchen wares sale catalog
Advertising a sale of floor brooms self wringing mops dust mops window brushes ostrich feather dusters hand dusters chamoise bundles and self wringing mop pails. Items listed with prices from 25 cents to 4 dollars and 50 cents and two pail styles at 3.65 and 4.50.
Soaps and polishes price list from a mid century ad
Ivory soap six for 35 cents Star soap five for 25 cents P and G soap five for 25 cents Ivory flakes three for 25 cents Star powder six for 35 cents Liquid veneer small 19 cents large 39 cents Putz metal polish 20 cents Putz Silver Polish 20 Brillo aluminum cleaner Ze package Kirkman's borax soap three for 25 cents Octagon soap five for 25 cents Old Dutch Cleaner three for 25 cents Lux three for 25 Toilet Paper crepe special seven rolls for 25 cents.
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Kirkman’s
Wash day needs sale list from hardware store
A hardware catalog lists wash day essentials including corrugated zinc wash boards, galvanized wash tubs, 10 25c water pails, 12 30c pails, a $6.95 horse shoe brand clothes wringer with reversible water board, a $4.95 Jiffy washer attachment, Willow baskets at $1.25, folding ironing boards at $1.95, 60 clothespins for 29c, durable clothes lines by the foot, No. 8 wash boiler at $1.25, Rome brand copper bottom boilers No. 8 $1.95 and No. 9 $2.25, folding wall dryers at 95c, and corrugated steel garbage cans from 85c with various sizes.
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Rome
Whittling Contest In Howland For Bridgeport Boys
Whittling contest invites all boys 16 and younger from Bridgeport and nearby towns to enter. Daily prizes with two grand prizes for the week. Inquiries in the Boys department. sign up now to begin whittling for the April 16 start. Contest runs April 16 to 21 in the basement front.
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Bridgeport
Toilet Goods Special Prices For Three Days Only
Special three day sale on toothpaste powders creams and soaps with multiple brands and sizes. Includes Colgate Pebeco Listerine Pepsodent Forhans Kolynos Hind s Pompeian and more with 17c to 39c ranges and 3 for 50c deals. Also features shaving creams powders disinfectants and shampoos across many brands and sizes.
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Dr. Lyons
Kolynos
Special offer on Fleur Vivante powder and cream
A three day sale offers Journey's Fleur Vivante face powder and a jar of cream together at a bundled price. The usual prices are cut for this limited period.
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Journey
Spanish lace sale offers stylish lace at $1.59 yd
Special purchase brings Spanish lace in allover and flouncing patterns at 1.59 dollars per yard. Available in black brown and navy for dresses and blouses. Main floor right rear center features the collection. Also white kerchiefs with embroidered figures in corner and solid colors with embroidery at 15 cents. Boxed three kerchiefs in white with colored embroidery offered at 15 cents. Main floor right center.
Women's Kid Skin Gloves In Several Colors
Lightweight imported kid skin gloves for women with embroidered backs offered in black white tan brown and grey priced at 2 and a half dollars. Main floor center display.
Hosiery Display Ad Highlights Fine Women's Stock
A vintage ad lists medium weight silk lisle and full fashioned stock for women in black and cordovan, priced around $1.50. Youth and children’s ribbed mercerised lisle options in black and grey are shown. Main floor left rear may indicate location.
Heinisch Shears and Scissors Sale Demo
Household shears start at 1.30, dress making shears 4.45, sewing scissors 1.15, embroidery scissors 41.10, manicuring 1.10 and nail scissors 0.90. Sale and demonstration this week on the main floor left center.
Kitchen Canister Sets and Mending Tea Kettle Ad
Advertises four piece canister sets in tin white enamel with blue stenciling for tea coffee sugar and flour sizes from 1 to 10 pounds at 75 cents. Larger 15 pound sets $1 plus large flour canisters 25 pounds at $5. Roll top bread box one dollar. Waste baskets 45 cents. Climax food choppers with five cutters $1.25. Bread makers $2.45. Universal coffee mills $1.15. Family scales $1.95. Copper tea kettles No 8 and No 9 at $1.25.
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Blue-jay
Hindle Drug Stores
Tre
Leve
Terie
Enema
Mata ND
Waluware & Wall-Paper
Williams Stove Limile CO
Mira Taunton
Mass
ASK
New Haven County
Aanizé
Kyanve Motor Car
I Atore
Conlin Company
Conlin
Elm Street Net
Wall Paper and
Pate Foun
Faiueotu Tandware Co
Steartout
Hannon Supldy Co
Barnum Ave
Madison
Extivare Co
Madison Ave
Bante Paint and Hauthware Co
Paietiol
m= CO
Besingdan and
Harralase
Saad Harihwiwee Co
Pairtioll
Tibble McCarthy
Libble McCarthy
John McCarthy
Washington Place
Neilie M. Smith
Fred Curtis J J
Sophie Keeley
Waterbury
John A. Montgomery
Norwalk
St. Augustine's Church
Qurial
St. Michael's Ceretery
Ellen C. Spencer
Ellen Co. Spooner
Lyman
Catlin
Mill Hit Avenue
T. R. Delo
Park Street Congregational Church
Buria
Springfield
Albert Rice
McEwen
Monroe
Gould A. Shelton
Hice
Ute
Dentila. Trucking Company
Richard O'Callaghan
Bellevue Hospital
Beesides
Michael William
Paul
Mary
Josephine
Elizabeth
Ansonia
Robert Allan
Jackson Street
Pine Memorial Chapel
Pine Grove Cemetery
Amelia Saxton
Greenwich
Amelia Saxtin
William H
Mianus
Lace
St. Atherine's Church
St. Mary Cemetery
He Mckeitnin
Joseph Howard McKeithan
Joseph and
Dorothy Bolling McKeithan
Davia Avenue
Buriat
Union Cemetery
Bridgeport, Conn
Howland
Howland Boys
Hind’s
Daggett and Ramsdells
Coty
L’origen
Djerkiss
Cuticura
Woodbury’s
Physicians & Surgeons, &c
Williams
Palm Olive
Johnson
Howland Dry Goods
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